“They are fees I never quite equalled, but nonetheless they were needing quite a big injection this year,” said Ferguson.

“Ander Herrera played against us three years ago for Bilbao in the Europa League. In fairness, they gave us a right battering at Old Trafford. He’s a talented young player and we scouted him quite a lot at that time.

“He’s athletic, quite aggressive actually for a lad who has not got a great frame and he’s quite slim, but he’s quite aggressive and he gets around the pitch.

“The signing of Luke Shaw was the one we tried to get when he was 16 years of age. They wouldn’t sell him to us but they always said we’d be first to know if they ever did.

“Of course, Ed Woodward has carried that through and we got him for, I think it was £30million. He’s a talented boy, a good footballer who likes to get forward all the time.

Delighted: Ferguson is very pleased to see Falcao at Old Trafford on loan (Image: Action Images)

“[Marcos] Rojo, the Argentinian boy, I watched him at the World Cup, I thought he did really well for them and I think he's capable of playing either left side as a wing-back if you like or as a centre-back.

“Daley Blind is one of those common-sense footballers that make up a team. He’s probably a version of Darren Fletcher of a few years ago, that type of player.

“He’s a good professional with common sense to his game. He keeps it simple and protects the defenders and the attacking midfield players in his role.

“The big one is Falcao, who we’re all waiting to see. Obviously he has fantastic goalscoring ability. He had his injury so getting him on loan is the right thing to do.”